Books > Christianity
|
Buy Now
Rethinking Secularism (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R3,324
Discovery Miles 33 240
|
|
Rethinking Secularism (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
This collection of essays presents groundbreaking work from an
interdisciplinary group of leading theorists and scholars
representing the fields of history, philosophy, political science,
sociology, and anthropology. The volume will introduce readers to
some of the most compelling new conceptual and theoretical
understandings of secularism and the secular, while also examining
socio-political trends involving the relationship between the
religious and the secular from a variety of locations across the
globe.
In recent decades, the public has become increasingly aware of the
important role religious commitments play in the cultural, social,
and political dynamics of domestic and world affairs. This so
called ''resurgence'' of religion in the public sphere has elicited
a wide array of responses, including vehement opposition to the
very idea that religious reasons should ever have a right to
expression in public political debate. The current global landscape
forces scholars to reconsider not only once predominant
understandings of secularization, but also the definition and
implications of secular assumptions and secularist positions. The
notion that there is no singular secularism, but rather a range of
multiple secularisms, is one of many emerging efforts to
reconceptualize the meanings of religion and the secular.
Rethinking Secularism surveys these efforts and helps to reframe
discussions of religion in the social sciences by drawing attention
to the central issue of how ''the secular'' is constituted and
understood. It provides valuable insight into how new
understandings of secularism and religion shape analytic
perspectives in the social sciences, politics, and international
affairs.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.